Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven and Chopin from the Orchestra of the 18th Century
Catriona Young presents a concert from the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker with Sam Neill
Artist of the Week: The Lindsay String Quartet, featured in Debussy's String Quartet.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975), Looking Death in the Face
4/5 Donald Macleod discusses the composition of Shostakovich's unsettling String Quartet No 14
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Rudolf Buchbinder at the 2015 Edinburgh International Festival, Episode 3
3/4 Rudolf Buchbinder performs Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Op 27 No 1; Op 49 No 2; Op 22.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Tchaikovsky - Iolanta
Penny Gore presents Tchaikovsky's Iolanta performed at the 2015 Aix-en-Provence Festival.
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16:30
In Tune—Gramophone Awards, Sol3 Mio
Sean Rafferty presents, featuring winners of the 2015 Gramophone Awards.
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Evening
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18:30
Composer of the Week—Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975), Looking Death in the Face
4/5 Donald Macleod discusses the composition of Shostakovich's unsettling String Quartet No 14 (R)
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Edinburgh International Festival 2015, Budapest Festival Orchestra - Mozart
3/4 Budapest Festival Chorus and Edinburgh Festival Chorus in Mozart: Symphony No 38; Requiem.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Everything You Never Knew About Indian History
Rana Mitter explores new research into India in the Second World War and the British Raj.
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22:45
The Essay—A Short History of Indian Art, A Leisurely Ride
4/5 William Dalrymple discusses a painting by Nainsukh celebrating a leisurely horse ride.
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23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe with tracks from Lloyd Cole, Morton Feldman, Oleg Pissarenko Band and more.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Emmanuel Pahud in Recital
Catriona Young with music from flautist Emmanuel Pahud and pianist Eric Le Sage.
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